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Black Phoebe and fledgling
For the past week we've been observing Black Phoebe parents and their fledglings around our back field. It's the first time that there...
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The Dark-eyed Junco
For the past several months, this Dark-eyed Junco has been visiting our field, probably since the native plants we planted as seedlings...
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Don't get too enthusiastic with Spring cleanup
An important reminder from the birds - leave dried twigs and vines in the garden for nesting material. Now that that the winter and...
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Splish Splash
Due to the ongoing avian flu situation, we put away the birdbaths until we get the go ahead to put the baths back out. Just this little...
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Watching the dragonflies circle the garden
We have been observing daily dragonflies flying through the garden throughout most of the daylight hours. When we first moved to this...
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Butterflies still visiting
The butterflies are still active in our garden, although many plants are going dormant. Every day I see all day skippers, Gulf...
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Plant native!
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When you decorate for Halloween, don't make this mistake
A scared screech owl caught in fake spiderweb decorations, hanging upside down with feet tangled in the webbing A reminder from...